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Saturday, December 3, 2011

I've been sick with the stomach flu the past couple of days, so I laid in bed and worked on my second sock. I usually love fraternal twin socks, but this time, I tried really hard to begin and end the socks at the same points in the colorway.

I got the stripes pretty darned close. I love how this pattern, Gusset Heel Basic Socks by Wendy D. Johnson, makes these cool hand stitching effects on the gusset with a self-striping yarn. They look so homey - I LOVE IT!

I used the SpinningFates Toula Sock Yarn in Peppermint Twist colorway. This is the first time I'd knit with this yarn and loved it. This is a self-striping yarn with terrific color saturation and even color changes. The base has a very mild halo and very nice, tight plying, allowing for very nice stitch definition. These socks were a pleasure to knit up!